diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/storagebackend/config.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/storagebackend/config.go
index c15a0842027..b725985f693 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/storagebackend/config.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/storagebackend/config.go
@@ -72,5 +72,6 @@ func NewDefaultConfig(prefix string, codec runtime.Codec) *Config {
 		DeserializationCacheSize: 0,
 		Codec:              codec,
 		CompactionInterval: DefaultCompactInterval,
+		Quorum:             true,
 	}
 }